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cha, t,,,le child shall lead them. A ~b1d decided Waterloo, shoWln- ,, tbrauah nuicher how they could take sl'it ,S bsen fol- the fields when. fl the , o,l ,.',sld have come iosed the Prussian General We"ist xaro,c I
 , too tate 10 save tho destinif'e ol h%si' % fsvfug nae child that decided Getty sbuIs "' x, "a ron- overheard two Confederate 9en9iis so march for ,.restiou in which they decideu " aLf. TO- cstfvsbure instead of Harrisburg, snl eHis;, .rs. ported to tsav Curtin, the teqetei ois ,ls, isd rd Ia meet their opponents st tft'! r,t spu bat- the child Of fto-day IS to aet.9t sii Inc destiniea ,les make all the laws, settle ail the lest-,ie s,d nsbrr in inc worlds salvation pr ness. ar,h fIoa T Men. women, nations a ,sase and all heaven, behold tns e.lis i tbere sny mpsic so sweet as She child Nolrs there any plume 70 way as '"e 0''''
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 So,,co also that in this Bible night scene 1ou h.,,,.rd science Who are the three Nise int. Lneeiing before the divine iniabtY NV' pVul ktJ ignoraInnses, but Caspar, Beithassi. sI1 passsg chior men who knew all that Nss s.hss s1 oe and Tbcv were inc Isaac Newtons and hersche's sIu sI. Earssdavs of their time Their alchemy wac tne forerunner of our sublime eheImsfyI 'he,, e,-,s- troIogy the mother of our magniheens ,.is ,,,,i.d 1hvstology. studied everything. Ana when see these scientists lowing oeiore ;as .ne beautiful babe 1 see the prophecy ol tns and when all the telescopes ana ess,s3 bstter- sll inc Ievden jars and all tse etseti,o i DN.seii ies and ail the observatOries, and el tHs u.il ., versities shal bow to Jesus V ls nut t Snss way already Where is the eo'legs tns, ., sys tbs moi have morning prayers, thus towing ~ ii sne mangrr9 Who have been the greatest pns clans? Quitting the names oi the HNlhsl isS, % !. . should be invidious, have we not hsu altV1s 2 them Christian men like onr own .,Oa Wott
 Hutchinson and Rush. and Nalsn,ee Mo,' i and Ahercromble, and Abernethyf nne Hs'e been our greatest scientists2 Joseph & &siei,i 3' who lived and died in the faith oi me uospe. ! :, and Agassiz, who, standing with his st9ueh97 among Inc hills, took 0d his hat anu ssIu ''Ioung gentlemen. before we stuu{ slesc f rocks, let us pray for wisdom 70 tne 13o n.. made the rocks o To-day the Efeates' doctors and lawvers of Brooklyn and New fotk anu ~ :. all this land and of all lands revere ths ei',,s' , tian religion, and are not ashainea 70 say sV fore juries and Legislatures and ssAh'ss .,as ni geology will vet bow before the Rock ol Ages All botany will yet worship the Rose oi ShaI"n All astronomy will yet recognize tne 1.e, J Bethlehem. And Phy s.oiosy and anatomy SilI I join hanfs and say, We must os tHe ntip " God get the human race mp to the perfect nerve and perfect muscle and perfect ufanl ahu prrfee; form of that perfect child before W.olH nigh 1000 years ago Caspar and beiths sar and Melchol bent their tired knees "
 Behold also in that first Christmas night that God honored the fields Come m sheP5eru boys, to Bethlehem and ses the child. So' they say: i've are not dressed good enough l' come in 'f ''Yes, you are; come m 5uI' enough the storms end the night dew, sno tn' brambles have made rsugh wOrk with theh aP pareI but none have a better right to come m They were the first to hear the muslc oi una Christmas night The first announcement ot savior birth was made to those men iI n,t ti,' Gelds There were wiseacres that night m Beth lehem and Jerusalem snoring in deep sleep, ah' there were salaried officers of government, Wiio hearing of if afterward, may nave thousht tla they ought to have had the first news Of such great event Some one dismountlng from swift camel at their door and knocking unul some sentinel's question. w no comes thefet the great ones of the palace mlght nave peer told of the celestial arrival No; the shepherd heard the first two bars of the music, the nIs
 in the major key and the last in the sgodas' @ minor: "Glory be to God in the highest, Sl' on earth peace good will to men v
 TuK FIELDS HoSoRED.
 Ah, yes: the fields were honored- The ol' shepherds with plsid and crock have Tor tn most pa rt vanished but we have Fraling--oa United States pasture fields and prarles e9ntSii about l5 O09 oO sheep--and all their keeper ought to follow the shepherds of my text, ai' all those who toil in fields, all vine dresser all orehardists, all hnshandmen. Not only ma Christmas night, but all up ana doWh th worlds history God has been honorng m fields Nearly all the messahs Of reform, am literature and eloquence, and law. and beneV olence, have come from the fields Washingt0 from the fields Jefferson from the fields I'm presidential martyrs, Lincoln and Garheid lrOl the fields, Henry Clay from the belds Danlt Webster from the fields. Martin Luther fror the fields And before this world is right th overtioWing populations Of our crowded citle will have to take to the fields. Instead oi te
 merchants in rivalry as to who shall sen 1pa one apple we want at least tight Of them to z out and raise apples. Instead Of ten merchant desiring to sell that one bUshel oi wheat, W want at least eight of them to go out and rsi $ wheat The world now wants more hard hands more bronled cheeks, more muscular arms | the heldsl God honored them when he woke n the shepherds by the midnight anthem, ana n will while the world lasts. continue to hoDo inc fields When the shepherds crook was tha famous nj ght stood against the wall Of the Beth lehem kahn, it was a prophecy oi the tune Nhe thresher's fail and faiiner Plow ana Wpog rake shall surrender to the God who made th country as man made the town.
 THE MOTHER
 Behold also that on that Christmas night tsS honored motherhood Two angels on thei wings might have brought an infant Savior {
 Bethlehem without Mary's being there at ell
 When the villagers on the morning of Decembe 23 aWOke, by divine arrangement and in som uneN plained way, the child, Jesus might hay been found in some comfortable cradle Of th village But no, noi Motherhood for all iiu was to be consecrated, and one of the tenderes relations was to be the maternal relation, an one of the sweetest words mother. ' In al ages God has honored good motherhood. joh Wesley had good mother: St. Bernard had
 good mother; samuel Budget a good mother D0ddTidge a good motherr Walter Scott goo mother; Benjamin West g0ol mother. In
 great audience, most of whom were Christians l asked that all those who had been blessed c Christian mothers arise, and almost the eiitr assembly stool mp. Don you ses how import ant il is that oil motherhood be cOnsecrated Why did Titan. the Italian artist, when h sketched the Madonna, make t an Italian igre
 Why did Bubens, the German artist, in his Ma donna make it German iace3 Why did Josh ua Reynolds, the English artist, in his Madonna make it an English face} Why did Murillo, tn spanish artist in his Madonna make it a Span
 sh facei 1 never heard, but think they tool their own mothers as the type Of Mary, ID mother Of Christ When you hear some one il sermon or oration speak in the abstract of good, faithful, honest mother your eyes fill VI with tears, while you say to yourself that Wa my mother? The first word child utters is al' to be mother and the old man in his dyin dream calls, Mother motheri'' lt matter not whether she was breught up in the sur roundings of city, and ih ahlucnt home, am was dressed appropriately with reference 10 th demands of modern life or whether she wor the old-time cap, het own make, and knit yuu socks with her own needles, seated by the brua
 fire place with gr at black leg ablaze on 8 win ter night. lt matters not how mary srink ir crossed and recroesed her face, or how much he shoulders stopped with tho burdens of ionl life, if you painted Madonna hers would be th face. What a gentle hand she had when W were sick, and what voice tp soothe pain, an was there any one who c0nd so i'll up roou with peace, and purity, and lieht2 And what
 sad day that was when We came home and sh could greet us not. for her lips were iOrrYC still Come back mother, this Christmas day and take your old place. and as ten, or twenty or hfty years ago, come and open the old Bibi you used Co rei d, and kneei in the same piac where you used Co pray, and look upon us a. c old when you wished us merry Christmas or happy New Year. But mol That would not D fair tO call yOu back You had troubles enough and aches enough, and bereayements enoug while you were here. larry by the throne mother till we Join you there, your prayers al answered, and in the eternal homestead Of on God we shall again keep Christmas jubilee to eether But speak from your thrones, all yo glOriiicd mothers, and say to all these, you sons and daughters words of love, words C warning words of cheer. They need you voice, for they have travelled far and with man a heart break since you left them, and you q well to call from the heights Of heaven to th valleys 0fthe earth Hail, enthrone dances try We are coming Keep place for us right besid you at the banquet
 SloW-footed years More swiftly run
 Into the gold Of that uHSetting sun.
 Hamesick for thee.
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